Corynebacterium minutissimum bacteremia and meningitis: A case report and review of literature

Journal of Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-79

  Dalal, Aman ^a   Likhi, Rishi ^b  

^a NEW YORK HOSPITAL QUEENS   (United States)

^b Robert Packer Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Corynebacterium minutissimum; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM MINUTISSIMUM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPHOBIA; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN CATHETER; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CORYNEBACTERIUM; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ERYTHRASMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 37149015695     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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